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The term phlebitis means inflammation of the veins. Doctors use this term for a specific condition known as thrombophlebitis. It is about blocking the surface, mostly vein, followed by the inflammation of the vein wall, and it is recognized by redness, pain and blood clots or thrombus at the site of inflammation. Thrombophlebitis occurs due to damage to the blood vessel walls, blood stasis and disorders in the blood clotting mechanism. About 70 percent of patients with phlebitis are women. Pregnant women and women taking contraceptive pills are at greater risk of this disease. Phlebitis is also prone to long-term lying, e.g. after surgery and paralyzed individuals.